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38.5 sen per share final pidend proposed

FY20 at a glance (Y-o-Y)

Net fee based income rose 12.3% to RM8.11b
Net fund based income eased 4.9% to RM16.65b
Net operating income grew 0.1% to RM24.76b
Overhead expenses registered a 2.7% reduction to RM11.25b
Pre-provisioning operating profit up 2.6% to a record RM13.52b
Profit before tax 21.4% lower at RM8.66b from RM11.01b
Net profit declined by 20.9% to RM6.48b from RM8.20b
Healthy liquidity position with Group LCR at 142.0% from 141.0%
Robust capital position: 18.10% total capital ratio (after proposed pidend, assuming 85% reinvestment rate) & 14.73% CET1 ratio

Maybank, Southeast Asia’s fourth largest bank by assets, today said that it closed the financial year ended 31 December 2020 with a net profit of RM6.48 billion compared with RM8.20 billion a year earlier as the Group had to book in significantly higher net impairment losses owing to the continued impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, although this was partly offset by higher net operating income and reduced overhead expenses. Profit before tax (PBT) for the year dipped to RM8.66 billion from RM11.01 billion a year earlier.

Despite the challenging year, the Group recorded a stable net operating income which came in 0.1% higher at RM24.76 billion from a year earlier. This was attributable to a 12.3% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in total net fee based income to RM8.11 billion, which came mainly on the back of higher net insurance and investment income as the Group also took the opportunity to realise selected one-off gains from the better returns available.

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Maybank FY20 net profit at RM6.48b